As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
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Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
While a losing party can petition a court to vacate an arbitration decision, judges are obligated under federal law to give arbitrators high deference and to only vacate an award in exceptional circumstances.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Entering a field still largely dominated by men—attorneys, arbitrators, judges, and mediators alike—Werning quickly distinguished herself.
Connolly’s outspoken style and message of social equality and inclusivity have appealed to many, especially younger voters.
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Fortune,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
County supervisors should consider requiring the sheriff to pay legal settlements out of her agency’s budget rather than the county’s general fund, the report said, and if the office does not show more improvement, voters should respond accordingly.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Since there was no elimination last week, viewer votes from Dedication Night and Wicked Night were combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine the couple sent home.
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Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Before the judges revealed their scores, Leavitt told cohost Julianne Hough that her sole goal in week 6 was to redeem her week 5 stumble during a soulful contemporary routine dedicated to her husband.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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